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From the Earth to the moon
From the Earth to the moon

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 37 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jules Verne • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 37 of From the Earth to the moon by Jules Verne holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 37 of From the Earth to the moon contain?

Chapter 37 holds 218 sentences of From the Earth to the moon, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 37 of From the Earth to the moon by Jules Verne exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 218 sentences, grouped into 44 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Each of the 44 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Earth
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A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE
For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
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From the Earth to the moon

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 37 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE
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For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.
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The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.
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This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.
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If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?
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A

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From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE

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AGAINST

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From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE

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altered

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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an

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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and

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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as

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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Barbicane

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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base

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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Canaan

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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change

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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companions

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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did

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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distance

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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earth

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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elliptical

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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ever

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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fail

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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For

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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from

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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gravitate

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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had

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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heaviest

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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hers

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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his

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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If

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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IMPOSSIBLE

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From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE

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in

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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it

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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its

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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land

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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leaving

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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long

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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looked

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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moon

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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Moses

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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not

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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now

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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of

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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only

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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orbit

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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part

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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position

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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possibility

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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projectile

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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projectile's

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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regard

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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returning

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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round

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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sadly

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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satellite

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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saw

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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seen

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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silently

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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STRUGGLE

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From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE

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surprise

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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that

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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THE

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From this reading A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE

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them

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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they

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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This

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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time

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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to

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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toward

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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turned

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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turns

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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upon

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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verified

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From this reading This change, which Barbicane verified, did not fail to surprise them.

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was

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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were

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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which

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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why

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From this reading If the projectile was to gravitate round the satellite in an elliptical orbit, why was not its heaviest part turned toward it, as the moon turns hers to the earth?

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with

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From this reading The projectile’s position with regard to the moon had altered, and the base was now turned to the earth.

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without

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

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world

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From this reading For a long time Barbicane and his companions looked silently and sadly upon that world which they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of Canaan, and which they were leaving without a possibility of ever returning to it.

Pending verification